Japan-based Horiba establishes 100 Cr tech center in Pune

Japanese tech giant Horiba has inaugurated a 100 Cr technical center in Pune. The technical center comprises test facilities equipped with Horiba’s automotive test systems and a showroom of scientific instruments of the group. Customers can see actual demonstrations of products. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the facility in the presence of Japanese ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu, Horiba International chairman Atsushi Horiba, and the company’s India head Jai Hakhu.

India’s automotive industry has been growing with an increase in sales volume every year, partly due to the government’s support to enhance the manufacturing sector as a base of economic growth under its initiative “Make in India.” Evidenced by an Indian automaker’s acquisition of a British automaker and other business development, India is becoming one of the major automotive manufacturers of the world and is anticipated to grow further, the company said in a statement.

On the other hand, partly due to an increase in traffic, air pollution has become a serious problem and emission gas regulations have been enhanced. With the aim of responding to the accelerating development of the automotive industry and expanding the Horiba brand in India by installing a permanent showroom of advanced material analytical instruments in the scientific field, we have established the HORIBA India Technical Center.

The majority of India’s automotive industry is evenly divided into three “clusters”: the northern cluster is around Delhi and Gurgaon; the western cluster is near Pune and Mumbai and the southern cluster is near Bangalore and Chennai. In Pune, major Indian and European automotive manufacturers are located as an export base, as it is near the Port of Mumbai. The area is also a center for many auto parts makers, behind the northern cluster.

“Our new technical center in Pune will be a comprehensive center which has a facility for product demonstration and testing; a workshop for product customization and assembly; an office space; and a training center. Major products to be handled include MEXA-ONE emission measurement systems, DYNAS3 AC machines for use in engine test stands, and LA-960 laser particle size analyzers,” it added.

The group has eight vehicle development and testing facilities in the world, with access to real-time information of all the bases. By consolidating and accumulating such information, they will be able to make global development efforts. The new technical center in India will be their ninth base and provide engineering services, which promptly and directly reflect the customer needs of our important base in Asia.